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‘Verity’ Solid $33M+ Start; ‘Digger’ At $8M Is Tom Cruise’s Lowest Opening In 19 Years; Both Pics Get C+ CinemaScores – Box Office Update

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‘Verity’ Solid $33M+ Start; ‘Digger’ At $8M Is Tom Cruise’s Lowest Opening In 19 Years; Both Pics Get C+ CinemaScores – Box Office Update. SATURDAY AM: Refresh for chart and more analysis Warner Bros’ very original, very expensive auteur feature, Digger, is filing an $8M opening, which is still the lowest Tom Cruise has seen since 2007’s much cheaper Lions for Lambs at $6.7M. In hindsight, Amazon MGM Studios was bold to date on top of a big budget […].

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